Chapter 4


    Belle''s POV


    I''m wearing a ck strapless dress perfectly fitting my body and of course the requisite ck pumps


    and a glittery ck clutch for my phone and money.


    I took the cab going to ze. I have been texting Lily that I was on my way but she is not responding


    so I decided to go ahead inside, perhaps they are already there.


    A huge man wearing all ck is guarding the door. There is a long line on the right side of the club. I''m


    quite surprised that I am able to go in easily. I just smiled at the muscle man and he unhooked the red


    thingy separating the waiting line and him just like that. It was so cool and weird at the same time.


    The club was already crowded when I arrived but I was able to squeeze my way towards the bar. And


    then, I received a text from Lily that they are canceling because something came up. How convenient.


    Since I''m already here, I might as well enjoy the night. I don''t want this outfit to go to waste.


    I ordered iced tea since I have very low alcohol tolerance. A few percent in my system and I''m already


    intoxicated. Thank God Amy was there during our graduation party. She saved me the first time I


    passed out. Now that she''s not here, there is no way I''m getting drunk.


    "Hi, can I have iced tea please?"


    "Iced tea? Are you sure? How about some tequ? First shot''s in the house." Said the bartender.


    "I''m sure. I''m still waiting for some friends, I don''t want to get hammered early you know." I lied.


    "Okay, as you wish."


    "Thank you."


    Geez, why do I have a weird feeling that someone is looking at me? I instantly shake off the crazy


    thought and just enjoyed the music and my iced tea.


    While I''m enjoying the music, a guy wearing a suit and sses approached me in the bar. He is


    sporting a thin beard and he looks pretty decent.


    "Hi." He said with a smile on his face.


    "Hello." I replied.


    "I''m jrrwdd"


    "What?" I didn''t hear what he said so he leaned closer to my ear.


    "I''m Jared."


    "Oh, hi Jared. I''m Belle."


    "Belle, nice name. Like the princess."


    "I''m surprised that you know Belle."


    "Hahaha! I have a sister and she loves Beauty and the Beast. In fact, that''s what I bought her for her


    birthday, a Belle doll."


    "Aww that''s sweet."


    "What are you having?"


    "Iced tea." I pointed at my ss.


    "But why?" He had a questioning look.


    "But why not?" I retorted.


    "Haha! Okay. Belle."


    "Queen." I said.


    "What?"


    "Belle is actually not a princess. She''s a queen. She married technically the king that makes her a


    queen."


    "Good to know." He replied. We bothughed at our silly conversation. "One more drink? Perhaps with


    alcohol." He added.


    "Uhm okay but just one ss."


    "Okay promise. What would you like?"


    "Surprise me."


    While Jared was calling the bartender, the weird feeling was still there. I looked around and noticed that


    the club has an upper floor with lounges and several private corners perhaps for the VIP.


    "Here you go. For the Queen."


    "Thank you, Jared."


    "Cheers."


    Wow, this drink is actually good.


    "You like it?" Said Jared while leaning close to me.


    "Yes very much."


    "So who are you with tonight?"


    "Oh, supposedly some people from work but they bailed thest minute. So here I am, talking to some


    stranger."


    "Ouch. That hurts."


    "Haha!"


    "Care to dance with a stranger?"


    "Dance? I thought you''d never ask."


    "Haha. Well, let''s go."


    We walked into the crowd. Jared is holding my hand as we make our way closer to the middle. His


    eyes are glued to me and down at my body and back to my eyes. He now has a very unsettling look on


    his face.


    Slowly, I felt like I''m seeing double and strikes of bright lights are blinding me. I can feel Jared''s arms


    wrap around my waist all too tightly. He grabbed me closer to him not allowing me to move. I tried with


    all my strength to pull away from him but I can''t seem to find my ground. I felt trapped and helpless.


    The smell of smoke and alcohol became too distinct. I feel like I''m suffocating. What is happening to


    me?


    Suddenly, I felt someone grab me from the back and held me around my waist.


    "Take him out." Said the one who grabbed me. He has this very familiar ent, I thought I have heard


    before.


    Everything around me slowly became a blur. Thest image I saw was that a huge guy hooked his arm


    around Jared''s neck as another one stood in between me and Jared. And then I cked out.


    ~


    I can hear some voices. I try to open my eyes but everything around me is a blinding white. I flicker my


    eyes, even more, to see in blur an old man wearing white and it seems like he is talking to me.


    "How are you feeling child?"


    Oh my goodness, "God?"


    Wow, I died a virgin. I might as well be called The Virgin Mary now. Amy would have flipped teasing me


    if she''s here. I never thought I''d go down like this.


    I heard someone chuckle from my side. "Volkov is right. She''s cute."


    I tried very hard to get up and open my eyes to have a clear view of my surroundings but my head feels


    too heavy.


    "It''s okay. Don''t get up just yet. How are you feeling?" Said the man in white.


    "Where am I? Who are you?"


    "My name is Marcus, I''m a doctor. You are in a clinic."


    "Why am I here?" Then I remembered vaguely what happened in the club. "How long have I been


    here? "


    I tried getting up again. There are three men in the room. One is sitting on my right side who I assume


    the one who mentioned the name Volkov. The other one standing on the other side is a muscr guy


    who looks very familiar. Yes, that''s him. The one who grabbed Jared around his neck. And Marcus who


    has now a small shlight in his hand.


    "Hey, hey calm down you''re safe here don''t worry. May I?"


    He then pointed the light straight at my left then the right eye.


    "Do you remember being with a man in the clubst night?"


    "Yes, his name is Jared."


    "Well, he drugged you. He might have ced it in your drink when you weren''t paying attention."


    "Have you not been told not to ept drinks from a stranger especially when you''re at the bar?" Said


    the guy to my right.


    I shot a re towards him. Oh god, he looks very handsome. Why have I been surrounded by


    scorching hot men the past few days?


    "Who brought me here?"


    "Volkov. He owns club ze. My name is Alexei, and that''s Boris."


    "Where is he? Volkov?"


    "He''s not here. He said you call this number the next time you get in trouble. Like, the next time you


    decide to ept a drugged drink from a stranger again." The man named Alexei said all arrogantly and


    sarcastically.


    He then handed me a piece of paper. I took the paper but I didn''t even bother reading what''s written on


    it. He''s right. I was careless. It was stupid of me to have stayed in the club on my own let alone trust a


    stranger easily. I could have been raped or worse killed by some psycho who pretends to be nice.


    Tears are now flowing from my eyes. I feel alone and miserable. I don''t want to be here anymore.


    "I''m sorry. It''s just that you should be careful. You''re lucky Volkov was therest night." Said Alexei and


    he sounded worried and apologetic. I, on the other hand, am not having any of it. I just want to get out


    of this suffocating ce.


    "Where''s my purse?" I asked while wiping the tears from my face.


    The other guy named Boris handed it to me. I grabbed my phone and dialed Dn. My only family


    here. I was still tearing up when he answered.


    "Whats up Belle? Miss me already?"


    "Hey..." My voice was a little shaky...


    "Hey what''s wrong? What happened?"


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    "I''m okay. Can youe over and collect me?"


    "Where are you?" Dn sounds worried.


    "Ill text you the address. Come for me please?"


    "I''ll be there. Are you sure you''re okay? You don''t sound okay Belle."


    "I''m sure. Juste get me, please. "


    "We can bring you home instead. It''s Volkov''s order." Said Alexei butting in.


    "Please extend my thanks to Mr. Volkov and I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused. I


    will be forever grateful to him for saving my life. Dr. Marcus thank you very much. Please just send the


    check to me for the bill."


    "Oh no, Volkov took care of it. He owns this clinic so you don''t have to worry." Dr. Marcus taps my


    shoulder and left the room.


    I will have to thank Mr. Volkov personally. He must be a very nice person or maybe he''s just worried


    about the reputation of his club, either way, I should pay him a visit soon. As of now, I have to go, I


    don''t want to stay here any longer.


    A few minutester, Dn came barging in. He''s still sporting a rugged look with his leather jacket but


    he has a fresh cut on his left brow. He looked like he got into a fight.


    "Hey what happened." Asked Dn worriedly."Are you okay? What happened? You know Amy''s gonna


    kill me if anything bad happens to you right?"


    "I''m okay." I try to give him assurance. "Nothing really, I''m okay I just felt dizzy, maybe its the weather,


    that''s all." Dn noticed the presence of Alexei and Boris. He now has this questioning look on his


    face.


    "I''m Alexei."


    "Dn." They shook hands but they are looking at each other like their measuring up each other''s guts.


    "Uh, yah they are just checking up on me." I interrupted them abruptly.


    I feel bad for not telling Dn the truth but he should not know what happened or else he will tell Amy.


    "Can we go now?" I said impatiently. Dammit, I feel like I''m carrying a huge rock on my head.


    "Okay. Can you stand?"


    "Yes."


    "Are you sure?"


    "Yes. I wanna go home now Dn."


    I bid goodbye to Alexei and Boris, and once again thanked them for everything.